Hugh Mercer Apothocary


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Hugh Mercer Apothocary, Fredericksburg VA (1761-1776) 1

Notes:
I don't have any bottles from the Hugh Mercer Apothecary. I'm sure I never will find one, as bottles from his era were not embossed, and he may not have sold anything in bottles.
But today a museum exists where his apothecary was.
For more information on the Hugh Mercer apothocary, see the wikipedia site for the Hugh Mercer Apothecary.

Photos:
mercer_01 This is a picture I took of the apothcary/museum in February 2009.



postcards:
mercer_pc_01 This postcard shows the front of the apothecary, ca.1970s. On the rear it says:
The apothecary shop still stands as he left it when he went away to die a General and a hero at Princeton, during the Revolutionary War.
mercer_pc_09 This postcard shows the front of the apothecary, probably from the same era as the one above (ca.1970s). On the rear it says:
... Conducted by General Hugh Mercer 1761-1777 ...
Note that the sign outside the site currently says "1761-1776", so the end date differs from this postcard by 1 year.
mercer_pc_07 This postcard shows the front of the apothecary, and also has a picture of what looks like a statue of Hugh Mercer.
mercer_pc_02 This postcard shows the front of the apothecary, ca.1960s. On the rear it says:
Dr. Hugh Mercer, physican, solder and patriot of the colonies (though born in Scotland) operated this Apothecary Shop from 1771 to 1776. Relics of 18th century medicine and pharmacy are on display.
mercer_pc_03 This postcard shows the front of the apothecary, from sometime in the early 1900s.
mercer_pc_05 This postcard looks similar to the one above, except it's black-and-white. It's post-marked 1909.
mercer_pc_08 This postcard is probably later than the ones above, as the trees around the building look more developed. On the rear, it says:
"Mercer practised medicine and kept an apothecary for a number of years before the Revolution. Gen. Washington always kept a desk here where he transacted business when in Fredericksburg."
mercer_pc_04 This postcard shows the rear of the apothecary, ca.1970s. On the rear it says:
Dr. Hugh Mercer used the area behind his Apothecary Shop for growing herbs. Presently, it appears as a mid eighteenth century garden in the English manner.
mercer_pc_06 This postcard shows the interior of the apothecary, with a portrait of Dr. Mercer hanging over a fireplace.


1 These are the dates listed on the sign outside the museum.


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